Vehicle bumper



Sept. 15, 1925.

J. B. COLLINS VEi'lICLE BUMPER Filed Jan. 3, 1925 Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES B. comma or rULsA, OKLAHOMA.

"VEHICLE BUMPER.

Application filed January 3, 1925. Serial No. 383.

To all whom it may concern:

Be in known that I, JAMES B. COLLINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tulsa, in the county ofTulsa and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Vehicle Bumpers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to vehicle bumpers and more particularlyto a bumper for attachment to automobiles.

An important object of-the invention is to provide a device of this character which has the necessary strength and which, at the same time, has not too great a weight and may be very cheaply produced.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for reinforcing the for ward ends of the front fenders of automobiles from thebumper element. As is well known to those familiar with the art, a back ing vehicle often has a portion such as a spring rear fender, tire carrier or the like which will project over the bumper and come into contact with the vehicle to which the bumper is attached before the bumper engages to check movement. This often results in crushing and disfiguring of the front fenders of the vehicle, particularly the types thereof which are not supported in any way.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily attached and which has employed in its construction a minimum number of parts all formed from the same type of material.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a bumper constructed in accordance with my invention attached to the body and fender of a vehicle;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the front or bumper bar proper consists of a flat front flange 10 and a horizontally directed flange 11. In the present instance, the material employed in the construction of the front bar is T-iron, the head of which forms "the vertical flange 10 their stem portions and the stem of which forms the horizontal flange 11. L-iron could be employed at this point with equal facility if so desired. T-iron is, however, preferred for the reason that the strengthening flange thereof is disposed at the center and accordingly the bar ismore rigid throughout its surface. This bar will extend entirely across the front horizontally disposed stem portion 11 of the front bar and secured thereto-by rivets 18. The stem 19 depends and abuts against the inner edge or base of thestem 11. ,That'end of the bight portion disposed inwardly, as regards the outer end of the bar, is provided with a horizontal arm 15 and in this aim, the stem 19 andhead 16 are vertical and horizontal respectively, as in the bight portion. Adjacent the rear end of thehorizontal arm, the stem portion is cut away, as at 20 and'the extended portion of the head is formed with an opening 21 permitting passage therethrough of the bolt ordinarily employed for fastening the headlight stem 22 to its bracket 23. The arms 15 preferably converge rearwardly and as the brackets 23 are'rigidly secured to the vehicle frame, will hold the front bar very to the vehicle frame.

The vertically extending arms 14 have directed transversely of the vehicle and facing outwardly so that these vertically extending portions may be formed by merely bending the T-iron upwardly at the outer end of the bight portion. The head section which is directed longitudinallyof the vehicle of this arm, is cut away at the front side of the stem at the upper end of the arm, as indicated at 2 1 and this portion of the'arm is inclined forwardly. The cutting away of the head at one side of the stem provides an upwardly facing shoulder 25 and a flat front surface for the arm: This flatfront surface is firmly in position and provide a structure which is very rlgid upon and securedrtoi sa'id flan e,- a rearv adaptechto-abut; against tlieiiear' face of, the vertically extendingflange- 26 of thefender 27 to the brace 22 of which the corresponding horizontally exten dinm arm 15. is, at. tached and is secured to t e vertically exindicated at 28. It will be noted that a rigid vertically extending arm iszthus: provided, the upper end of which is rigidly secured to the fender to brace thesame from shock which maybe applied? thereto; This arm will further serve toprevent the entry of; anything-beneath the fender inevent of -coll-ision It will be obvious that the'general structure hereinbefore set forth must necessarily be modified in certain particularsto permitits attachment: to various types-of cars and I; accordingly do not limit myself to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

11. A bumper comprising a front bar adapted to: extend-transversely: of avehicle and having-a rearward ly directedflange and acombined brace and attaching arm engaged; with said flange adjacent each end of the bumper including a bight: portion= seated upon and secured to said flange, a rearwardly directed; arm adapted for engage ment with thebOd y of the vehicle anda vertically; directed arm for engagement with the fender of the-vehicle,

2.,A bumper comprising a front bar adapted to extend transversely of a vehicle and having a rear-wardly directed flange and a combined brace and attachi'ngs arm engaged with said flange adjacent each end" of the bumperincluding a bight portion seatedi upon and secured to said flan e, a rear wardly directed: arm adapted; or engagement: with the body ofthe vehicle, a-verticallydirected arm for engagement with the:

fender; of the vehicle, said= combined bracesand attaching arms beingeach-formed froma. single length. of "FT-iron bent to provide abight portion at opposite endsofwhich rearwardly and vertically directed armsare formed; respectively, the bight portion-haw ing the head flange thereof attached to: the rearwardly' directed; flange of the.- front bar, one side ofthe headlflangeat the, upper end? of the upwardly directed arm being cut: away flush with the. surface of the-stom to thereby provide a flat face forengagement with the depending flange of the: fender;

3;. A bumper comprising a front baradapt:

ed-toextend transversely of-a vehicle and having a rearwardly directed: flangeaand a combined: brace and attaching arm engaged with said 'flangeleadjacenti each end of thebumper including a bighta portion seated" wardly: directed Iarm -adaptedi or engagement with the bodyof'th'el vehicle, a vertiits root calgly directed arm, for engagement with the fender of the vehicle, sa-id combined braces and attaching arms being each formed from a single; length of. T-iron bent to provide a bi'ght portion at opposite ends of which rea rwardly and vertically directed arms are formed respectively, the bight portion having=the head flan-genthercof attached to the \vardly from and rigidly secured: to the.

frame, the 1 fenders having depending flanges, comprising a bar adapted to extend trans= versely: of: theaivehiclefat the forward end thereof? and having a member secured; to; eachend of the bar, each member comprise ingiabi'ght portion having at. its inner endl a. rearwardly directedarm engagi'n-guthefender-brace adjacent the vehicleframe and atiitsout'er endan upwardly directedgarm: rigidly secured to the depending: flange: of the fender, the bight. portion. being rigidly; secured to the bar. 7

'5. J A bumper comprising afront bar adaptedito: extenditransversely ofa vehicle and: having a rearwardly directed flange and. a) combined brace and attaching arm-engaged with said flange adjacent each end of the bumpen including a bight; portion seated upon and secured to said flange, a. rear wardlydirected; arm: adapted for engages mentwith the. body of thevehicle; a VQItl'r. cally directed arm for engagement with the fender of the vehicle, said combined braces and attachingarms being each formed-from a. singlelength of T-iron. bent toprovide a= bight portion: at opposite ends: of: which reanwardly and vertically directed arms are formed respectively, the bight portionhave: ing' thethead flange thereof; attached t'o the rearwardly directed flange of the: front bar, one sidezofathe head flange at the-upper end: of the upwardly directed arm being cut away flush with the surfaceof the-stenrto thereby provide a flat face for engagement with the depending flange of the fender, the; stem: flange; of the bight portion abutting; against the rear edge: of the rearwardly' directed flange of the bar; testimony whereof I hereunto aflixmysignature; r

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